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On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
My plan would tax wealth like work, and it would minimize the ability of those who are particularly well-off to just defer, and defer, and defer paying their taxes.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes fairness in taxation between the wealthy and workers.

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